- Position Title
- Biologist
- Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Announcement Number
- MR-23-11711718-DMJ-RG Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, November 3, 2022 to Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a recent graduate who has, within the previous two years, completed a qualifying Associate's, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, professional, vocational or technical degree or certificate program? Note: Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree due to military service obligation have up to six years after degree completion to apply.
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. If you are a veteran, please submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of service which includes character of service.
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. If you are a veteran, please submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of service which includes character of service.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Basic Qualification and GS-5 Qualifications
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references.
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In order to qualify for this position, you must meet one of the basic requirements below. This requirement also will qualify you at the GS-5 level.
GS-7 Qualifications
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To qualify at the GS-7 level, you must possess one of the following:
Ability to establish positive working relationships and exercise tact and diplomacy in coordinating activities with co-workers, and as needed, with representatives of other Federal agencies, state, tribal and local organizations, conservation organizations, and the general public.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Maintain beneficial relationships with partners and others within the conservation community.
4.
Serve as a team member working to meet key biological assessment goals.
5.
Interact collaboratively with colleagues in stressful situations.
6.
Make suggestions for improvements in methods, techniques or procedures based on field conditions encountered.
Ability to communicate orally in order to share information and present findings.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Present technical and non-technical project results through verbal presentations, outreach or other activities, to diverse audiences, including peers, management, partners, and the general public.
8.
Brief supervisor orally and in writing with results or findings from database research or document review.
9.
Provide status reports on progress and completion of assigned activities.
Knowledge of database management and geospatial analysis concepts, principles, and methods.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
10.
Manage databases, including entering or extracting data for reporting.
11.
Use a wide variety of statistical and GIS/GPS computer software (e.g. Excel, Access, SAS, R, Mathematica, Matlab, Arc Info, ArcGIS etc.) to develop and maintain biological databases and analyze biological data.
12.
Use data analysis software to interpret and communicate results.
Ability to communicate in writing in order to prepare correspondence, scientific, and administrative reports, management plans, and similar documents.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Prepare written scientific documents to be submitted for publication in peer-review journals.
14.
Draft technical reports on the progress and completion of scientific related activities.
Professional knowledge of the theories, principles and concepts of biology; related biological and physical science disciplines such as botany, chemistry, toxicology, hydrology, entomology, limnology, parasitology, and ecology.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Analyze and interpret biological data, review scientific studies, and present analyses.
16.
Provide technical assistance in the interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations, and policies in the area of fish, wildlife, and botanical resources to personnel of Federal, State, and/or County agencies.
17.
Conduct ecological investigations and prepare reports to protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and botanical resources under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act or Marine Mammal Protection Act.